Sinkhole, I-80 and Wharton

Sinkhole keeping I-80 eastbound in Wharton, New Jersey shut. Here's what experts think caused it.
Hopes of reopening Interstate 80 quickly have been dashed. A section of the eastbound lanes remains closed due to a 40-foot sinkhole​, and it won't be an easy fix.
Interstate 80 eastbound in Wharton closed until further notice due to new sinkhole
State Department of Transportation crews are using radar to examine the soil within that hole and in the surrounding ground on which the interstate sits.
Massive Sinkhole Closes I-80 in New Jersey
Officials from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) closed Interstate 80 on Monday after a sinkhole appeared on the highway. “Out of an abundance of caution, the highway was closed and detoured at Exit 34 in Wharton which goes to Route 15,” said NJDOT spokesperson Stephen Schapiro.
I-80 East in NJ closed for emergency sinkhole repairs
I-80 Eastbound is closed for emergency sinkhole repairs in Wharton, Morris County, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said.
Sinkhole on I-80 in Wharton, New Jersey keeps eastbound lanes closed
Hopes of reopening Interstate 80 quickly have been dashed. A section of the eastbound lanes remains closed due to a 40-foot sinkhole​, and it won't be an easy fix. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports.
Traffic headaches continue in Wharton due to sinkhole on I-80 East
This is the second time in recent months that drivers in the area are dealing with detours and delays, with the previous sinkhole forming in December and taking four days to repair.
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I-80 West in Wharton to close Friday night into Saturday for testing after sinkhole
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I-80 closed at scene of previous sinkhole in New Jersey
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Sinkhole on Interstate 80 in New Jersey detours travel from Poconos to New York City
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Morris County, New Jersey, have been closed down and detoured to repair a sinkhole.
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‘Depression’ closes Route 80 in NJ near area of December sinkhole
All traffic was diverted off Route 80 at Exit 34 (Main Street) and allowed back on again at Exit 35 (Route 15) in Wharton after a depression was spotted in the center lane around 6:45 a.m.
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Part of I-80 closed near Wharton for repairs
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I-80 sinkhole worsens near where collapse of an abandoned mine caused massive sinkhole
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